BILL OWENS

Bill Owens

California photographer Bill Owens is best known for his critically acclaimed series Suburbia. For this influential and evocative project, Owens shot friends and acquaintances in his Livermore, California, neighborhood and allowed them to speak for themselves. A comprehensive monograph, this volume consists of several sections of work from 1969 to the present, opening at the height of flower power. Owens has always remained intrigued by America as a subject: there follows a series of images focusing on urban America, its endless grids and homogeneous cities. In his most recent photos, many of which are in color and previously unpublished, Owens reveals how suburbia has evolved in the last 40 years--from the friendly place he captured in the 1970s to one characterized by sprawl and anonymity.